Adjective
anthropophilic (comparative more anthropophilic, superlative most anthropophilic)
Preferring human beings to other animals. It especially alludes to (i) bloodsucking arthropods such as mosquitos, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and (ii) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans.
Synonym: androphilous